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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 33 - 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did two men die when the women took a trip to the country?
(a) They were beggars.
(b) They were escaped slaves.
(c) They came too close to the ladies' vehicle.
(d) They tried to attack them.

2. How did the society in letters 10 to 14 fare after it stabilized?
(a) They moved to another land.
(b) They multiplied into a whole country of virtuous people.
(c) They became extinct.
(d) They multiplied into a country of vicious people.

3. What are the men wasting their intelligence on according to letter 34?
(a) Games of chance.
(b) Unimportant matters.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Women's rights.

4. What did Usbek's wife do as a form of amusement in his absence?
(a) Went to the country.
(b) Went to town.
(c) Went home.
(d) Went to the lake.

5. For the common man, what are the consequences of having too many rules and regulations in religion according to Usbek?
(a) He follows them like a machine.
(b) He makes his own rules.
(c) He doesn't care about the rules.
(d) He doesn't know what pleases God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Usbek's wives would still love him even if she was let go from the seraglio?

2. What does the 10th letter ask Usbek?

3. How does Usbek describe the king of France and the pope?

4. What does Usbek think of Christians according to letter 44?

5. What argument does Usbek use as an example in letter 34?

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